[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26548-26549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10725]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0988; FRL-9347-5]
Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has granted an experimental use permit (EUP) to the
following pesticide applicant. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for
experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the
limitations in the permit.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Mendelsohn, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8715; email
address: mendelsohn.mike@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general. Although this
action may be of particular interest to those persons who conduct or
sponsor research on pesticides, the Agency has not attempted to
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action.
If you have any questions regarding the information in this action,
consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0988. Publicly available
docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at
http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington,
VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket
Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
II. EUP
EPA has issued the following EUP:
29964 EUP-11. Issuance. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, P.O. Box
1000, Johnston, IA 50131-1000. This EUP allows the use of combined and
single trait corn containing one or more of the following plant-
incorporated protectants (PIPs): (1) [Bt11] Bacillus thuringiensis
Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin and the genetic material (via elements of vector
pZO1502) necessary for its production in corn (SYN-BT[Oslash]11-1), (2)
[DAS-59122-7] Bacillus thuringiensis Cry34Ab1 and Cry35Ab1 proteins and
the genetic material necessary for their production (PHP17662 T-DNA) in
event DAS59122-7 corn (Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) Unique Identifier: DAS-59122-7), (3) [MIR162]
Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa20 and the genetic material necessary for
its production (vector pNOV1300) in event MIR162 maize (SYN-IR162-4),
(4) [MIR604] Modified Cry3A protein and the genetic material necessary
for its production (via elements of pZM26) in corn (SYN-
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IR604-8), (5) [TC1507] Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1F protein and the
genetic material (plasmid insert PHI8999A) necessary for its production
in corn event DAS- [Oslash]15[Oslash]7-1, and (6) [MON810] Bacillus
thuringiensis Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin and the genetic material necessary
for its production (Vestor PV-ZMCT01) in event MON 810 corn (OECD
Unique Identifier: MON- [Oslash][Oslash]81[Oslash]-6). The focus of the
EUP are the three breeding stacks: (1) MIR604 x 1507 x 59122 x MON 810,
(2) MIR604 x 59122 x MON810, and (3) MIR604 x1507. 0.0184 pounds (lbs.)
of MON810 Cry1Ab, 0.0585 (lbs.) of Bt11 Cry1Ab, 5.513 (lbs.) of
Cry34Ab1, 0.754 (lbs.) of Cry35Ab1, 0.123 (lbs.) of Vip3Aa20, 0.147
(lbs.) of mCry3A, and 0.170 (lbs.) of Cry1F, are authorized on, 2,672
PIP acres. 664 acres of non-PIP and border row corn are also
authorized. Two protocols will be conducted, including: Insect
resistance management and efficacy/expression. The program is
authorized only in the States of Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from
March 3, 2011, to June 30, 2012. One comment was received in response
to the January 26, 2011, notice of receipt in the Federal Register, 76
FR 4683, FRL-8856-2. One comment was received from an anonymous
individual who objected in general terms to EPA granting this
experimental use permit with Bacillus thuringiensis-based plant-
incorporated protectants claiming that insufficient safety testing has
been required. The Agency understands that some individuals are opposed
to all biotechnology based pesticide use. Pursuant to section 5 of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, EPA may issue a
permit for experimental use of a pesticide if the Agency determines
that such experimental use may be conducted in such a manner as to not
result in unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. EPA has
conducted a comprehensive analysis of data and information related to
the requested experimental uses and, based on that analysis, EPA has
determined that the experimental uses, if conducted in accordance with
the terms of the permit, will not result in unreasonable adverse
effects on the environment.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.
Dated: April 24, 2012.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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